lights in the night thread

[Alina Borovikova]

my Kharkiv city where are live

[avi777]

Here's one of the first night pics I took. Was a long time ago - certainly everything would be wrong with it.

[avi777]

This is how it looks when you drive at night

[mumbles420]

EXIF:

Make: NIKON
Model: E8700
Shutter Speed: 3001/100 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 9 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Date Picture Taken: Jul 24, 2006, 10:48:20 PM

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/138/e/9/N_Motion_by_AlwaysThinkingPhoto.jpg

[SpecialK]

These are on the Las Vegas Strip, and all are hand-held.

[reppans]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/355440644_e3cbe7ec0d_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/432073155_1065ba74fb_b.jpg

[mumbles420]

SpecialK, those are damn good for hand-held. My favorite is the first one.

The city I live in, Rohnert Park, Ca.:

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/196/5/6/Welcome____by_AlwaysThinkingPhoto.jpg

EXIF:
Make: NIKON
Model: E8700
Shutter Speed: 6004/100 second
F Number: F/7.1
Focal Length: 9 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Date Picture Taken: Jul 14, 2007, 8:10:37 PM

[kardinal]

Taken from the top of Empire State Building
http://lifeinbangalore.googlepages.com/Manhatten1.JPG

[kardinal]

Inside Venetian Hotel
http://lifeinbangalore.googlepages.com/VenetianLasVegas.jpg

[toriaj]

Kardinal, those shots are remarkable! Having never been to New York City, all those buildings ... wow. But that second one is my favorite. Such a good combination of night lights and exposure. What time of day did you take it?

[kardinal]

toriaj, thank you.
I took this around 11:00AM. Since the entire shopping area of that hotel is covered with 'false sky' it will be dark throught the day.

[Lilchilichoco]

Kardinal........really beautiful shots. And yeah....what time of the day? OOpsie......just saw your reply!! They look perfectly exposed.







Best Regards

[kardinal]

thanks Lil.

[500mL]

I-405, LA

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/1047779048_95d26b2fc3_b.jpg

[ae86gtv16]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D50%20Images/Night%20Shots/DSC_1654.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D50%20Images/Night%20Shots/DSC_2965.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D50%20Images/Night%20Shots/DSC_5600-1m.jpg

[SpecialK]

At the fair using a Canon S3 on a tiny tripod.

[kardinal]

Great shots SpecialK, ae86 and 500ml.
SpecialK, I liked the second one a lot because its tac sharp and colors are too attractive.

[toriaj]

I'm undecided about this shot. Sometimes I like it, other times I don't. I wanted to keep it looking "natural," so I didn't do much PP. Do you think it works?

18mm, f/16, 2.5 sec., ISO 1600 (sorry about the resizing, the original is sharper)
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[Phill D]

Just caught up with some of these - I love night shots & there are some nice shots here well done guys. Kardinal I particularly like your NY shot thats excellent. A large blow up on the wall would be excellent.
toriaj I'm no expert to give you C&C but I think I see what you mean with that last shot. I think it would have been better if there had been more shiny areas of water in the foreground. Cropping ~10% of the bottom of the image might just help accentuate this a bit.

[Phill D]

Hers's one I got last week in London using the TZ1. All on auto night scene so I cant take much credit for the shot really & no PP. I used a rather rounded & not quite straight hand rail in the National Gallery to try & steady it a bit but it still came out a bit soft for my liking.

[btuner]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/brand90/DSC_1371copy.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f21/brand90/DSC_1368copy.jpg

[Phill D]

Here's another very different shot from the same London trip. It's a shot of the Freddy Mercury statue outside the Dominion Theatre. I zoomed in a bit too close really looking at it now but I think it does convey some of the energy that was demonstrated in the show itself. It was a brilliant evening out a definate must see for any Queen fans out there.

[zdzislaw]

btuner,like your ideas,keep them coming...
allways good to have a camera on the passenger seat as you drive along...;)

Phill D, i had a smile on my gob as i looked at your take, love it,(radio gaga my favourite,pssst..)
by the way thanks for the welcome back words above,
it feels good to be back,thanks:)

medici restaurante logo,new quay,part of docklands,melbourne,
_love green_

kind regards
zdzislaw

[toriaj]

Thanks, Phil, I didn't try any crops on this one. That's a very dramatic statue shot. I wonder if a slightly lower exposure would have accentuated the colors.

Nice work, everyone :)

[Phill D]

Thanks zdzislaw, that green is spooky....
toriaj yes I'm sure you are right the exposure did look a bit off. It was a point & shoot moment as it was pretty cold & the family had been posing for a few shots by then & didn't want to hang around any more. I also had the camera on area focus & metering with a vivid colour setting, it was just how I'd been taking snapshots all day as it was pretty overcast & dull. I had a very quick play in Elements & as it was vivid to start with I've not touched the colours just decreased the brightness & boosted the contrast a bit. What do you think?

[talkingdog]

from the science museum

[zdzislaw]

window shopping,( for little more than 50 cents,)
3200 iso,

kind regards
zdzislaw

[toriaj]

yeah Phill, that one looks much better :) cool shot.
zdzislaw, I can tell you like to find the unusual in the mundane :)

[Phill D]

Yes toriaj I thought so too, you were right thanks.

[techiedude21]

did somebody say Vegas?

shot from atop the Rio with P&S, stitched 4 images

[Mr.Shutterbug]

Fireworks!
The green one looks like a flower to me.

[ae86gtv16]

Songs of the sea light show at Sentosa Island, Singapore.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D70S%20Images/Singapore/DSC_1652b.jpg

[ae86gtv16]

Riverside Point, Singapore.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/apex4ag/Nikon%20D70S%20Images/Singapore/DSC_1722b.jpg

[Benjamin2007]

A few night light photo's:

City CBD skyline at 8:30pm:
45020
(D80, 18-105VR at 25mm, 1sec, F4.0, ISO360, VR on)

Eh, headlights/tail-lights, 5 second exposure hand-held resting on a fence:
45021
(D80, 18-105VR at 35mm, 5sec, F8.0, ISO100, VR on)

City-street tail-lights motion blur:
45022
(D80, 18-105VR at 25mm, 1/3sec (HH), F4.5, ISO320, VR on)

cheers,

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

My mate pulling a quick S turn, wish I could have gotten higher

[Phill D]

Taken from the end of the pier.
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